§ Mr. Manuelasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he proposes to take any action arising from the cruelties inflicted on hares at the Coursing Club meeting at Altcar.
§ Mr. EdeI do not think it would be appropriate for me to consider this matter until I have received the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Cruelty to Wild Animals.
Year Leicestershire Rutland England and Wales Indictable Offences Breaking Offences Indictable Offences Breaking Offences Indictable Offences Breaking Offences 1949 … … 55 37 57 55 47 38 1948 … … 54 49 51 55 43 36 1947 … … 53 45 55 41 43 36 1946 … … 55 52 49 36 41 36 1945 … … 51 41 44 50 41 35 1944 … … 52 47 54 55 45 40